Thickness

Wear Layer

Grades

Large and frequent knots including large filled knots become a feature of the overall look. Rustic grade allows for a wide range of variation in colour and grain. This grade may contain:

Knots up to 80 mm

Cracks up to 400 mm

Sapwood up to 25 mm

End cracks up to 150 mm

Centre core

Natural colour variation

Rustic A

Rustic A grade allows a more pronounced variation in colour and grain. The floor contains knots including filled knots. This grade may contain the following:

Knots up to 40 mm

Cracks up to 20 mm

Filling in a sympathetic style

Natural colour variation

Sapwood up to 10 mm

Premier

Premier grade has an even appearance with possibly only occasional small knots and blemishes. The natural variation is limited, though can be more visible on fumed oak. This grade may contain the following:

Knots up to 15 mm

Small cracks up to 20 mm

Natural colour variation

Boards wider than 245mm are only available in a rustic grade. On request we can select 285mm wide boards to a ‘good rustic grade’

Bevelled Edge

Boards can be produced either without bevel (square edge), micro bevel (1.5mm) or with a hand-cut bevel

Texture

Brushed / Distressed

Brushed

Wire brushing removes the soft parts of the grain and gives the floor a subtle textured feel.

Distressed

The edges are lightly knocked, and the surface of the floor contains subtle indentations. Note our floors are not ‘tumbled’, so the finished floor will be free of splinters.